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Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:8584] Arts Advocacy Day March 25-26/Arts Advocacy Toolkit from the Americans for the Arts website: The Arts Advocacy Day Conference will take place March 25-26, 2003 and will feature the 16th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy and the national convening of Arts Advocacy Day 2003 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This past year, arts advocates succeeded in securing increased funding for both the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities, as well as increased funding for arts education programs within the U.S. Department of Education. Arts Advocacy Day is strategically timed to give grassroots advocates the opportunity to shape federal arts policy and to educate Members of Congress. The 2002 elections and redistricting brought a new freshman class of House of Representative members who will need early educational visits from grassroots constituents about the importance of the arts and culture. Arts Advocacy Day is held in conjunction with the Congressional Arts Caucus and many Members of Congress will be involved in the day's events. Additionally, more than 60 national arts, humanities, educational, and civic organizations co-sponsor this event annually. For more information, call Americans for the Arts at 202.371.2830 or e-mail events@artsusa.org. Arts Advocacy Toolkit http://www.AmericansForTheArts.org/issues/advocacy/actiontool.asp Everything you need to help make the case for the arts & arts education including U.S. House of Rep & Senate contact info.